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Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Impacts, Implications, and Guidance | Climate for Health
Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Impacts, Implications, and Guidance | Climate for Health

articles, Climate Change, Ecopsychology, Environmental Identity, Media

Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Impacts, Implications, and Guidance | Climate for Health

Source: Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Impacts, Implications, and Guidance "Any of the interlinked problems within climate change—poverty, inequality, loss of treasured places, species extinction, threats to our well-being or livelihood—can hook us emotionally and intellectually.These issues lead to feelings of curiosity and insight, as well as fatigue and despair. Clinicians can help individuals [...]

By Thomas Doherty|2017-04-28T13:40:45-07:00April 28th, 2017|articles, Climate Change, Ecopsychology, Environmental Identity, Media|0 Comments

Can Artificial Intelligence have Ecological Intelligence?
Can Artificial Intelligence have Ecological Intelligence?

Climate Change, Ecopsychology, Media

Can Artificial Intelligence have Ecological Intelligence?

The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) held a unique gathering at Stanford University in March 2017: “AI for Social Good.” Organizers were seeking to explore real-world applications of artificial intelligence for issues like urban planning, health care, social justice, sustainability, and national security. They sought to “bring together AI researchers and researchers/practitioners/experts/policy makers [...]

By Thomas Doherty|2017-04-27T14:14:08-07:00April 26th, 2017|Climate Change, Ecopsychology, Media|0 Comments

Feeling helpless about the future of the planet? Now there’s a 9-step program for that | Fusion
Feeling helpless about the future of the planet? Now there’s a 9-step program for that | Fusion

Climate Change, Ecopsychology, interviews, Media, Personal Sustainability

Feeling helpless about the future of the planet? Now there’s a 9-step program for that | Fusion

Imagine Alcoholics Anonymous mixed with an environmental humanities course and you’ll begin to get a sense of the ”good grief” group started by Schmidt. Its goal is to help people cope with what’s been called “climate grief”— anxiety, sadness, depression, and other emotions provoked by awareness of the planet’s march toward a hotter, less biologically [...]

By Thomas Doherty|2017-04-07T12:28:02-07:00April 7th, 2017|Climate Change, Ecopsychology, interviews, Media, Personal Sustainability|0 Comments

VIDEO | “Nature and Mental Health in the 21st Century”
VIDEO | “Nature and Mental Health in the 21st Century”

Climate Change, Environmental Identity, talk, video

VIDEO | “Nature and Mental Health in the 21st Century”

Thomas Doherty speaks at the Tech Association of Oregon in November 2016

By Thomas Doherty|2017-01-18T16:02:45-07:00January 17th, 2017|Climate Change, Environmental Identity, talk, video|0 Comments

Ten Reasons to Feel Hopeful About Climate Change in 2017 | Residence on Earth
Ten Reasons to Feel Hopeful About Climate Change in 2017 | Residence on Earth

Climate Change, Environmental Identity, Personal Sustainability, Repost

Ten Reasons to Feel Hopeful About Climate Change in 2017 | Residence on Earth

via Ten Reasons to Feel Hopeful About Climate Change in 2017 | Residence on Earth by Clara Changxin Fang During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump said that climate change is a hoax perpetuated by the Chinese, he intends to remove barriers to drilling and fracking, and pull the United States out of the Paris Climate [...]

By Thomas Doherty|2017-02-01T11:44:49-07:00December 8th, 2016|Climate Change, Environmental Identity, Personal Sustainability, Repost|0 Comments

Thomas Doherty delivers November talks | Columbia University Global Mental Health Program
Thomas Doherty delivers November talks | Columbia University Global Mental Health Program

Climate Change, Ecopsychology, Events, talk, Workshop

Thomas Doherty delivers November talks | Columbia University Global Mental Health Program

Thomas gave two invited talks on the mental health impacts of climate change for the Columbia University Global Mental Health Program in New York, New York. • Mental Health Impacts of Global Climate Change: Beyond a Disaster Framework | 11/14/16 • Studying Climate Global Climate Change Is a Personal Growth Opportunity | 11/15/16

By Thomas Doherty|2017-01-08T15:55:59-07:00November 20th, 2016|Climate Change, Ecopsychology, Events, talk, Workshop|0 Comments

Aquarium of the Pacific | “Climate Change Messaging that Works: Psychological Perspectives”
Aquarium of the Pacific | “Climate Change Messaging that Works: Psychological Perspectives”

Climate Change, Ecopsychology, Events, Workshop

Aquarium of the Pacific | “Climate Change Messaging that Works: Psychological Perspectives”

On November 2, 2016 the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach California hosted a day-long forum titled “Climate Change Messaging that Works: Psychological Perspectives.” The forum brought climate scientists and psychologists together to develop strategies to motivate people to act on climate change. Thomas was a panelist and also member of a working group of experts [...]

By Thomas Doherty|2017-01-09T17:40:51-07:00November 4th, 2016|Climate Change, Ecopsychology, Events, Workshop|0 Comments